Ashok Thomas
Assistant Professor of Economics at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Schools
- Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
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Biography
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Education
- PhD in Economics , University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy) 2010-2015
- M.Phil Economics, University of Hyderabad (India) 2006-2008
- MA Economics,University of Hyderabad (India) 2003-2006
- BA Economics, Madras Christian College (India) 2000-2003
Teaching
- PGP, E-PGP programs
- PhD Elective course
- Core PhD Course
Research Areas
- Savings and Portfolio decisions
- Financial literacy, Cognition
- Economics of Pension Funds
- Social Responsible Investment
Conferences, Seminars & Talks
- Sep 18-19, 2015: IX GRASS Workshop; IMT Lucca, Italy
- June 22-23rd 2015: Institutional and Individual Investors: Saving for Old Age, University of Bath, UK.
- May 28 th 2015: 13 th International Workshop on Pensions and Savings, Jointly organised by Dauphine University and Harvard University, Paris
- June 16th 2013: Netspar Workshop, Frankfurt
- September 24th 2012: ERSJ, Workshop, Prague
- Jan 04-07, 2016 TIES International Conference, IIM Kozhikode, Kerala
- Dec 03-05, 2015 XXIV International Rome Conference on Money, Banking and Finance.
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, IIM Kozhikode, 2016-
- Research Fellow, Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa (2015-16)
- Post-Doc Researcher, Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa (2013-14
- Consultant, MEfop, Rome
- Teaching Assistant ( Msc Economics, University of Pisa) 2011-2012
Significant Publications
Thomas, A. Spataro, L., and Mathew, N. (2014): Thomas, A., Spataro, L. and N. Mathew (2014) Pension Funds and Stock Market Volatility: An empirical analysis of OECD countries, Journal of Financial Stability, 11, pp. 92-103
Thomas, A. And Spataro, L. (2016): The Effects of Pension Funds On Markets Performance: A Review. Journal of Economic Surveys (Feb). Vol 30 (1),1-33
Financial literacy, human capital and stock market participation in Europe A Thomas, L Spataro (2019) Journal of Family and Economic Issues Volume - 39 Issue - 4
Thomas A, Spataro L (2016).Who owns stocks in England: A panel analysis. Forthcoming in Discussion Paper, Collana di E-papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Pisa.
Thomas A, 2012. Market Segmentation in Grey Cloth Manufacturing: A Primary study of Weaving Industry in Coimbatore, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing (2012/10) ISBN-13: 978-3-659-18826-8
Is Government Health Subsidy Targeted Enough in India? Estimation of Private and Public Treatment Costs for Cancer Patients , Working Paper, 2022
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